Da Vinci Maestro Travel Brush

Carry this clever travel/pocket brush with you, and your traveling studio will always be ready wherever you are.

The top of the line, highest quality Winter Siberian Kolinsky Red Sable hair nestles safely in an indestructible case. The case has a vent at the end so your brush will dry perfectly every time.

Note — Brush sizes are not standardized. The length and width of a brush of a given shape and size varies considerably by manufacturer. Since fine art brushes are hand crafted, expect some variation even among brushes from a given manufacturer.

Due to regulatory issues regarding the importation of Kolinsky hair, we are temporarily out of stock on many of our more popular brush styles. Be assured that we are working with our vendors and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remedy this situation as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience.

I have many Kolinsky watercolour brushes, but find I reach for my Da Vinci Maestros much of the time. I get the finest lines with them. Important with what I paint. They have a wonderful snap, and hold a great amount of colour, so I don't have to reload as often.

I didn't actually buy this to paint with, but as a replacement for a very old paint brush of the same kind that we use in our histology lab. It works perfectly for our purposes, and it's nice to se art & science working in tandem. ;-)

I did a ton of research before placing my order for this very expensive brush, and I couldn't be more pleased! The tip keeps its point for fine details, and the body holds lots of paint - saving time from constantly having to redip my brush. My work consists of characters for children's room art, so I don't fill the page with lots of background. Also, this size 9 is a perfect all around size.

The full belly maestro brush is really awful to use. It's sort of like a flaccid filbert. I do like maestro's pointed rounds and cosmotop brushes, but the full belly round is really not working for me at all.

I paint miniature figures mainly with these brushes. They hold a sharp point and endure hundreds of strokes on rough metal and resin surfaces. I purchased extra brushes this time to be sure to have all the sizes I need on hand (though I only use several sizes--the points work well on all of them for fine detail).

When I received this brush the hairs were bent and sticking out, even though it was in a plastic protector. I ordered the smallest size because I needed it for miniature work, but it is unuseable. I even tried gently ironing the hairs to straighten them and it didn't help at all.

The price of this product compared to similar, competitive alternatives is:

Overpriced

Bottom LineNo, I would not recommend this to a friend

Merchant response: Blick attempts to send out every order free from defect or damage. However, these types of issues do arise occasionally. We apologize for this. Customers who receive damaged or defective items should contact our Customer Care Center via email or by calling (800) 723-2787 and we will work with you to rectify the situation.

I am very pleased with the Da Vinci travel brushes. I bought one Maestro Sable and 2 Cosmotop synthetic brushes. The Sable is obviously excellent but I am also very happy with the less expensive Cosmotop. The travel brushes lightens my travel kit by removing the need for a brush wallet.

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